art blog by Adeline Wessang

If I thought about Léo Dorfner (in some attempt to define his work), I would come with two pictures: drawing and Gitanes cigarettes. Speaking of cigarettes, he keeps his packs and draws some of his favorite albums artwork on it. It ranges from Queens Of The Stone Age to Elvis Presley, including Serge Gainsbourg and David Bowie among many others.
He is working with digital photography, Polaroid, drawing and watercolor painting. He usually takes pictures first and works from them. Watercolor painting has an immediate effect: no remorse is allowed. He is also the man behind Branded magazine.
He is currently living and working in Paris. He is represented by Anouk Le Bourdiec gallery.

smoke signals, watercolor, pencils and felt pen on Gitanes packs

What is your idea of perfect happiness?
A full wine cellarWhat is your greatest fear?
ButterfliesWhat is the trait you most deplore in yourself?
My shynessWhat is the trait you most deplore in others?
ArroganceWhich living person do you most admire?
NobodyWhat is your greatest extravagance?
Art booksWhat is your current state of mind?
RelaxedWhat do you consider the most overrated virtue?
Modesty

Le mythe du dragon des piscines, watercolor on paper

On what occasion do you lie?
When I speak about myselfWhat do you most dislike about your appearance?
My legsWhich living person do you most despise?
Francis Huster, Robert Hossein and Claire ChazalWhat is the quality you most like in a man?
CoolnessWhat is the quality you most like in a woman?
BeautyWhich words or phrases do you most overuse?
Les grosWhat or who is the greatest love of your life?
A womanWhen and where were you happiest?
When I was a child, at homeWhich talent would you most like to have?
Play the pianoIf you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
See question 3 & 10What do you consider your greatest achievement?
I don’t knowIf you were to die and come back as a person or a thing, what would it be?
Léo DorfnerWhere would you most like to live?
Paris or New YorkWhat is your most treasured possession?
ArtworksWhat do you regard as the lowest depth of misery?
Hunger, I guessWhat is your favorite occupation?
Look out by the window

Alpha Centauri, watercolor on paper

What is your most marked characteristic?
My perfumeWhat do you most value in your friends?
Kindness, and when they bring some drinksWho are your favorite writers?
Michel Houellebecq and Alex BarbierWho is your hero of fiction?
Don DraperWhich historical figure do you most identify with?
No oneWho are your heroes in real life?
A lotWhat are your favorite names?
Those I knowWhat is it that you most dislike?
Mouth sounds and endivesWhat is your greatest regret?
No regretsHow would you like to die?
Of a heart attackWhat is your motto?
Enjoy!